Postgraduate Programmes [Degrees] at the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture 12 | 2023 | successfully before moving on to the Dissertation requirement of the module. Students must then choose from either of the following two sets of elective modules: Art History and Theory 4A and Art History and Theory 4B OR Studio Practice 4 and Visual Art Professional Practice 4 All modules must be successfully completed in order for students to graduate. The following rules apply regarding the BA Honours (Visual Art) curriculum: Part-time Visual Art students are advised to successfully complete Studio Practice 4 as well as the Visual Art Professional Practice 4 modules before registering for Art and Visual Theory 4 modules in their second year of study. Art History students including appropriately-qualified students from the Faculty of Humanities, can negotiate the combination of their modules including electives, with the Visual Art Department. It is recommended that such students successfully complete at least Art and Visual Theory 4 (i.e. the Proposal and Dissertation module) as well as ONE elective from Art History and Theory 4A and Art History and Theory 4B in their first year, before registering for the remainder of the modules in their second year. In the Visual Art Professional Practice 4 module, students must choose to specialize in the professional practice component of the module AND, either theWork Integrated Learning option OR, the Community Engagement / Socially Engaged / Collaborative Art option. Contact details: Name: Mrs Adele Maritz Tel: 011 559 1126 / Email: fadapg@uj.ac.za Brief description of the programme: The purpose of the Bachelor of Arts Honours in Visual Art is to prepare students for research-based postgraduate study and entry into the diverse careers in the visual and cultural industries by enabling students to produce creative solutions to complex problems within specialist areas of academic enquiry. Such areas comprise Research Methodologies, Proposal Writing and Dissertation as well as either Art History and Theory or Studio Practice and Visual Art Professional Practice, to exhibit this work professionally and to conduct and report on research under supervision. The Bachelor of Arts Honours in Visual Art curriculum accommodates students who wish to pursue a Studio Practice (Practical) major, a theoretical focus on Art History and Visual Theory and aspects of work integrated learning or community-engaged art practice. The curriculum also accommodates Humanities Faculty students who have specialised in Art History. The programme comprises five modules, one of which is compulsory for all students, as well as four independent elective modules, from which either of two sets of elective modules are selected, which accommodates the student’s area of specialisation.
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